Includes a model four-stage plan for evaluating community education programs. (JG)

Arkansas, 50th of the states in education according to most national standards, is moving community education from a program to a process to accommodate change. (Author/MLF)

A speech presented at a Community Education Workshop in Birmingham, Alabama, that attempts to develop a clear definition of the nature of community education. (DN)

Answers some commonly asked questions about the composition of community advisory councils and the selection of council members. (Author/DN)

A community involvement success story about an advisory committee that began its work almost one year before the purchase of the school site. (Author)

Discusses the major components typically found in successful funding applications and reviews a Council of Educational Facility Planners (CEFP) publication that will assist in identifying funding sources for planning, constructing, or renovating community-use facilities. (Author/MLF)

Describes activities of City Year, an AmeriCorps national service program that sponsors youth service activities in Boston, San Antonio, and other cities. (SK)

The Educational and Community Change (ECC) Project is designed to encourage teachers and principals to reexamine how children learn and how teachers teach. Three features guide the community-school connection: recognition that children know something; use of the community context as the text of the curriculum; and the belief that democratic…

Describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of 15 community education centers in St. Louis, Missouri. Includes information about the evaluation approach and design, data management, policy changes, outcome expectations, findings and conclusions, and training needs. (JOW)

Community education has two objectives: the development of individuals to the limit of their capacity and the development of the community to improve the quality of life. The Community Education Developmental Objective model illustrates the interrelatedness of the process and program objectives of the community education movement. (Author/JOW)

Reviews the history of community education as a philosophy, beginning in 1899. Highlights milestone publications and events that have contributed to the growth of the movement. (SK)

The Florida National Forum on Health Care drew 75 participants who agreed that schools should be a place for continuing education and a resource for information on community needs for health care. The highest goal is developing a caring, competent generation of children. (SK)

Describes how one community transformed an abandoned school into a center for community revitalization offering a variety of academic, social, and cultural activities. (JOW)

Community education's greatest future potential may lie in the conversion of existing school facilities to community schools. (Author/DN)